Planning on the Left Side and Managing on the Right
by Henry Mintzberg
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Author: Henry MintzbergEdition: Digital
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Download: PDF
Published: 1976-07-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 10
Publisher: Harvard Business Review
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Summary: 4 Stars
Canadian-born Henry Mintzberg is Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Professor of Organization at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He is originally an engineering graduate of McGill University and later studied at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This article was published in the July-August 1976 issue of the Harvard Business Review.The title of the article refers to Robert Ornstein's book 'The Psychology of Consciousness', "a popular account of the findings on the two hemispheres of the human brain." This somewhat faddish view (at that time) claims that the left hemisphere of most people's brains has an largely linear mode of operation, working in an ordered way. The right hemisphere, on the other hand, appears to operate in a more holistic, relational way, specialized for simultaneous processing. Mintzberg tries to answer three questions in order to find about the hemispheres of the human brain: (1) What does this specialization of the brain mean for the way people function?; (2) How can we distinguish the two hemispheric modes of "consciousness"?; and (3) What about the discrepancy between planning and managing? He then turns his focus to the managing part in the right hemisphere and the implications on the left hemisphere. Mintzberg concludes that managers need to be careful to distinguish between analysis and intuition. He also cannot resist his usual dig at the, in his opinion, too academically curriculum of the business schools.
In this challenging article Mintzberg discusses the "relationship between analysis and intuition", with a reference to the strained relationship between planners and managers. The article does not resolve the issue, but at least it opens up an important discussion. It also provides some interesting insights into managerial behavior. Highly recommended to leaders, managers and MBA-students. The author uses simple business US-English, with some psychological terms.
Summary of Planning on the Left Side and Managing on the Right
The left hemisphere of the brain controls logical thinking processes and the right hemisphere controls simultaneous processing. Human tasks often activate one side of the brain while leaving the other largely at rest. There may be a fundamental difference between formal planning and informal managing corresponding to differences in these two hemispheres of the brain. Educators will have to revise their notions regarding management education in order to bring about a balance between developing analytic and intuitive thought.General Books
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